Citizen enforcer Whitney R. Leeman, Ph.D. and settling party Catalyst Marketing, Inc. (“Catalyst”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on August 19, 2015. Leeman had alleged that Catalyst sold vinyl/PVC journal covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without providing the...

Whistleblower Anthony E. Held, Ph.D, P.E. and settling party Tri-Coastal Design Group, Inc. (“Tri-Coastal”) entered into an out-of-court settlement agreement on April 16, 2015. Held had alleged that Tri-Coastal sold vinyl/PVC journal covers containing the phthalate chemical di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (“DEHP”) in the State of California without...